Up for consideration is a brand new BartolexAlto 11-String classical guitar, with hardshell case. This guitar is new model 11-string Bartolex, with several custom features, including a progressive scale increase for the low basses, sound port, and a cutaway. This brand new model
11-string Bartolex sounds fantastic, and represents a tremendous discount to luthier-made guitars, and comes with a 3-day, Satisfaction Guarantee return policy, and a 1 year warranty -- without having to go a wait
list or place an expensive custom order!!!

Bartolex is a guitar company founded by Madrid-based luthier / designer
/ guitarist Neris Gonzalez, with production based in
the highest-quality Artisian Workshop in China. The result is a great
custom guitar design with highest-quality tonewoods and workmanship, at a very
affordable price (Click here for my Cathedral
Guitar Interview with Neris). Click here for additional Bartolex reviews 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.
The sound, both acoustically and recorded, is fantastic. I personally
am endorsing Bartolex 11-string guitars and am selling them on
eBay and through my Bartolex
USA website because I have already played hundreds of gigs on my
Milagro / Cathedral / Bartolex guitars (all designed by Neris), and I'm continually amazed at
how good these guitars are. These guitars are the answer to my personal
dream of having high-quality multi-string guitars in standard production,
at an affordable price -- and maybe it will be for you as well.

ABOUT BARTOLEXMilagro, Bartolex, and Cathedral Guitars are designed by Neris Gonzalez, who also oversees production at the very best western-trained luthier workshop in China. Milagro is the all-solid, top-of-the-line model, with premium woods and the best possible materials and workmanship, but still at an affordable price. Bartolex is the mid-line models, with solid spruce or cedar tops, and laminated Indian Rosewood back & sides. CathedralGuitars is the entry-level line, with solid cedar tops and Mahogany back and sides.

I have played and owned dozens of multi-string classical guitars,
and this instrument rivals, equals or surpasses most luthier-built guitars in the 3k - 6k range. This guitar has a AAA-grade
solid Cedar top, laminated East Indian Rosewood back & Sides,
ebony fretboard, and creates a beautifully-balanced sound
with nice trebles, deep basses, and excellent resonance and sympathetic
sustain. The alto scale allows the guitar to be tuned up to G, and the extended length bass scale plus the sound port, creates a big, powerful sound with the excellent volume and projection. This is a wonderful guitar for playing lute music, transcriptions, and original compositions.

STRINGS
I have the guitar tuned in Romantic tuning in to G, a standard
11-string tuning where 1-6 are tuned up a minor third, and 7-11 descend step-wise:
7=D, 8=C, 9=B, 10 =A, 11=G. It can also be tuned in Dm tuning for Baroque Dm lute music. Strings
By Mail has a great selection of 11-string sets and can
put together custom sets for you at a discount over individual
strings. Several excellent string manufacturers offer 10-string
sets, including D'Addario,
Hannabach,
and Savarez.
LaBella also makes a 10-string set but I do not recommend it, because the low basses are too weak.

SOUNDFILESHere are 12 quick, 1-take MP3s of this guitar, tracked
using a vintage Neumann U87 mic, into a TAB-Funkenwerk V78M tube preamp using a Sony PCM D1 flash recorder.
This is straight, pure signal with no additional reverb, EQ or any other effects.
This guitar is very easy to record, and would make an excellent
classical 11-string guitar for a classical CD, or for recording
nylon-string guitar tracks in any musical style:

In short, this guitar is a wonderful concert guitar and/or recording guitar
for any intermediate to professional-level player, and it would make
a great guitar for classical concerts, recitals, local amplified gigs,
as well as recording studio projects.

"The guitar is is very well built and is simply beautiful -- I love how it looks and how it feels. The basses are loud and the Sound Port actually DOES help in increasing the volume. The thickness of the neck is perfect and feels very comfortable. The low basses don't buzz, mainly because of the longer strings and the higher action, and the guitar is loud and resonant. The alto tuning makes the sound more lute-like. Overall, I am very pleased with the guitar.
And I must say I feel VERY thankful for people like you for making the dream of owning a multi-stringed guitar a reality. I never have thought I'd own two 10-string guitars and an 11-string alto guitar that sound and play great, without having to take out a second mortgage!!! Thank you again and it was a pleasure dealing with you."-- Adam GhoneimWinnipeg, Canada

TEACHERS
If you need a teacher to help you adapt to the 11-string guitar,
you can check this list here.
Also, if you will be playing mostly lute music on the 11-string,
I strongly recommend taking lessons from a lute player, if you
can find one. If you want online lessons, I highly recommend
the 10-String guitarist Perf
De Castro, who is both an excellent musician and a wonderful
teacher, and he offers private multi-string guitar lessons via the
internet. Click
Here for more details.

CLASSICAL HARP GUITAR
This guitar type is a relative of the Harp Guitar family
also known as the Fretted
Harp Guitar. It has one big advantage over the other harp
guitar types in that the frets extend across the entire neck,
and can be played with a capo -- and be quickly
transposed into a variety of different keys, which is especially helpful
when accompanying singers. This is, of course, impossible on
a regular harp guitar with floating strings. Custom capos are made by Shubb (ask for the Pinnochio model), and also by Phill
Elliott.

SHIPPING & TERMS
Insured USA shipping via FedEx Ground is $40.00.
International customers may be subject to additional Customs / importing fees. The BBand pickup A2.2 can be installed for an additional $375. I do accept PayPal. Thanks for looking. Please ask questions
before bidding. Satisfaction Guaranteed!!! This auction is for
one Bartolex Alto 11-string classical harp guitar
and hardshell case. No other accessories are included.

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
If you are not happy with the guitar for any reason, simply return
it within 3 days for a full refund (buyer pays shipping). So far, after
many dozens of eBay and direct internet sales of 10-string guitars, not a single customer
has not liked their guitar!!!